Preferred Financial Strategies

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font:bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" height="41" width="1"> <br> <img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" align="left" height="1" width="68"> <a style="text-decoration:none" href="calculators.cfm?ID=136" target="_top"> <font style="color:#000000; font:bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cost of Retirement</font></a> <br><br> <img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" align="left" height="1" width="68"> <a style="text-decoration:none" href="calculators.cfm?ID=138" target="_top"> <font style="color:#000000; font:bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Estate Taxes</font></a> <br><br> <img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" align="left" height="1" width="68"> <a style="text-decoration:none" href="calculators.cfm?ID=135" target="_top"> <font style="color:#000000; font:bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roth IRA Conversion</font></a> <br><br> <img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" align="left" height="1" width="68"> <a style="text-decoration:none" href="calculators.cfm?ID=696" target="_top"> <font style="color:#000000; font:bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taxable Equivalent Yield</font></a> <br><br> <img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" align="left" height="1" width="68"> <a style="text-decoration:none" href="calculators.cfm" target="_top"><font style="color:#000000; font:bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> More Financial Calculators...</font></a> </span> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr> <td width="16" height="16"><img src="/graphics/q1.gif" width="16" height="16"></td> <td height="16"background="/graphics/q2.gif"> <img src="/graphics/q2.gif" width="1" height="16"></td> <td width="24" height="16"><img src="/graphics/q3.gif" width="24" height="16"></td> </tr><tr> <td width="16" background="/graphics/q4.gif"> <img src="/graphics/q4.gif" width="16" height="1"></td> <td align="center" valign="middle"><table bgcolor="#DCDCDC" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td colspan="3" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <font size="2"><strong>Market Watch</strong></font> - May 12, 2008 @ 11:47 AM<br><br> </font></td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#000000"> <a style="text-decoration:none" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$COMPQ" target="mondo"><font color="#000000"><strong>Nasdaq Composite</strong></font></a> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 2,474.34</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 28.82</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#000000"> <a style="text-decoration:none" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$NDX" target="mondo"><font color="#000000"><strong>Nasdaq 100</strong></font></a> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 1,983.35</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 23.06</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#000000"> <a style="text-decoration:none" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$SPX" target="mondo"><font color="#000000"><strong>S&P 500</strong></font></a> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 1,397.57</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 9.29</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#000000"> <a style="text-decoration:none" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$MID" target="mondo"><font color="#000000"><strong>S&P Mid-Cap 400</strong></font></a> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 859.27</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 5.34</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#000000"> <a style="text-decoration:none" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$RUT" target="mondo"><font color="#000000"><strong>Russell 2000</strong></font></a> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 729.75</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 9.70</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#000000"> <a style="text-decoration:none" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$TNX" target="mondo"><font color="#000000"><strong>10 Year Treasury Note</strong></font></a> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong> 3.77</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#B00000"> <strong>- 0.01</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><form action="http://partners.marketcenter.com/fiserv/quotes/quote.action?symbol=" method="get" target="lower"> <td align="center" colspan="3"><br><input type="text" size="6" maxlength="6" name="s" value=""> <input type=submit value="Get Quote"></td></form></tr><tr><td colspan="3" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"> <br>[ <a style="text-decoration:none; 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